Kerala

Since she was a child, it was her dream to crack the UPSC exams and be a civil servant.

Ever since the 2010 aviation disaster at the Mangalore airport, Yeshwanth Shenoy from Ernakulam has been single-handedly fighting to make India's airports and air travel safer for its citizens.

On a daily basis, it is reported that Meghalaya generates over 500 hundred tonnes of garbage, out of which its capital city, Shillong, roughly accounts for a staggering 150 tonnes alone!

Kerala is sick of noise pollution, and is taking steps to curb it.

Last year, an environmental revolution was quietly spreaheaded in Kottayam district as a last bid to save Meenachil and its tributaries, Meenanthara and Kodoor, whose existence had trickled down to tiny threads of polluted water.

It all began when Abbas Ali took charge of Ambalavayal police station as its new Sub-Inspector (SI) and came across the fallow plot of land.

More than providing clothes, the motive behind the initiative had been to drive home the message of being charitable in a socially conscious, responsible and most vitally, dignified manner.

On a budget of only ₹8,000, the final year engineering students of NSS College of Engineering developed the wheelchair using the motor of a car wiper.

While it has only been three years since he entered the world of photography, his passion and commitment seem to overtake the work of many seasoned artists.

Vova Dabbawala is the brainchild of city-based Sreejith Jayan that is all set to begin its operations across four prime locations spread across the ambit of Kerala’s capital on May 15.